Brake upgrades!!!

[toddz69]

Thanks. Was waiting on some feedback. Was just wondering about the Strange Master Cylinder since it was a bit more "affordable".

The Strange master cylinder is a master cylinder that was used on Chrysler vehicles for many, many years. Many builders used them over the years as they were one of the first factory master cylinders that had an aluminum body and plastic reservoir. I've used a variant of them in one form or another on my Bronco (not exactly a pro-touring rig, I know, I know...) for decades. Wilwood also sold a variant of this master cylinder for many years (1 1/16" bore). Not sure if they still do or not. They were sold by many different vendors under various names. The Strange kit offers them in either 1 1/16" or 1 1/8" bores, which might be too big a bore for a manual kit on your car. As others have noted here, most manual brake setups in pro-touring cars run either a 7/8" or 15/16" bore master cylinder. To get to that bore with the Strange/Chrysler style master cylinder, you'll have to find one used in some of the late '90s smaller Chrysler cars.

I like that style of master cylinder - I hate to have to get out a tiny allen wrench to remove the cover from the popular Wilwood masters. I like the versions with a white/translucent reservoir where you can also see the fluid level at a glance.

Todd Z.